Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Québec
Band 1
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+1 514 879 1212About
Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Our L&E Group offers a full range of services to our clients in employment matters, labour relations, human rights, occupational health and safety, privacy, pensions and benefits, and immigration.
We have extensive expertise in:
- Human resources, including drafting and litigating employment contracts, restrictive covenants, compensation, severance and stock option agreements, human rights/accommodation, attendance management, employment policy manuals, health and safety standards, health and welfare plans, pension and benefits and business immigration.
- Conducting training and investigations, including in the areas of harassment, human rights or fraud allegations.
- Labour relations advice and litigation services, including defending unionization claims, collective bargaining representation, unfair labour practice and bad-faith bargaining complaints, strikes, lockouts and picketing injunctions, successorships, common employer applications, grievances and arbitration.
- Litigating cases at all levels of court in the areas of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, just cause dismissal and other civil litigation, as well as litigating before administrative tribunals such as human rights tribunals, labour relations boards, employment standards adjudicators, workers compensation boards, pay equity tribunals and occupational health and safety adjudicators.
- Advising on and litigating cases resulting from mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing transactions, relocations and closures.
Chambers Review
Borden Ladner Gervais has a market-leading labour and employment practice in Montréal that is noted for its impressive dispute resolution capabilities. The team assists clients with the full suite of employment and labour issues, with noted capabilities in workplace human rights claims, wrongful dismissal disputes, collective bargaining, and occupational health and safety matters. It acts on behalf of both public and private entities from a range of industries, including retail, construction, healthcare and education. The group is also recommended for its expertise in immigration, pensions and benefits. It remains highly distinguished for acting as employment counsel for indigenous communities across Québec and is further highlighted for its deep understanding of federally regulated industries.
Work Highlights
- Borden Ladner Gervais represented Kleen-Flo Tumbler Industries in a senior employee termination case before the Superior Court of Québec.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Borden Ladner Gervais team is very attentive to our needs, responds quickly and is able to manage tight turnaround times while always remaining friendly and professional."
"The team at Borden Ladner Gervais has expansive and in-depth knowledge of Canadian industrial relations."
"The Borden Ladner Gervais team is very attentive to our needs, responds quickly and is able to manage tight turnaround times while always remaining friendly and professional."
"The team at Borden Ladner Gervais has expansive and in-depth knowledge of Canadian industrial relations."
Notable Practitioners
Danny Kaufer is based in Montréal and is considered to be a market leader in the field of collective bargaining agreements. He also regularly advises on employment arbitrations and negotiations and is regarded as a mentor in the wider field.
"Danny Kaufer is excellent. He is able to provide legal and practical advice with an equal level of expertise."
"He is extremely intelligent and a pleasure to work with."
Maryse Tremblay is a Montréal-based lawyer who is well versed in workers' compensation issues. She is experienced in advising national and provincial clients on employment disputes before courts and administrative tribunals, and is especially respected by market sources for her representation of federally regulated employers.
"Maryse Tremblay is efficient, business-savvy and has in-house expertise, which is very valuable."
Corrado De Stefano is skilled in collective bargaining matters and has experience representing clients before provincial authorities across Canada. He is based in Montréal and is also well versed in labour arbitrations and certifications.
Frédéric Massé excels in collective labour matters, and maintains a practice with an emphasis on the entertainment sectors. He regularly represents Montréal-based clients in labour relations disputes.
"Frédéric Massé has an excellent ability to synthesise, identify problems and develop innovative solutions. He is also able to explain complex solutions simply."
"I really appreciated Frédéric's practical advice during contract negotiations."
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